City Council

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 33; Finance and Economic Development Committee Reports 33A and 34; Planning Committee Report 52A; and Transportation Committee Reports 28 and 29 be received and considered ; and That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to receive and consider Planning Committee Report 53, because of the urgency of the items contained in the report ( specific reason set out below ); (Waiver of the Rules is being requested for Planning Committee Report 53 (Items 16, 17, 18 and 19 of the Agenda), due to timelines, as the next regular Council meeting is not scheduled until August 28 th ).

WHEREAS Report ACS2013-PAI-PGM-0033 recommends approval of zoning amendments to address interpretation and implementation issues and to correct errors in Zoning By-law 2008-250; and WHEREAS the report includes a recommendation that will prohibit secondary dwelling units in new duplexes; and WHEREAS the City has reached agreement regarding resolution of an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board regarding construction of a new duplex with a secondary dwelling unit; and WHEREAS the appellant needs further time to obtain a building permit prior to the use being prohibited as a result of the report recommendation; and WHEREAS it is recommended to apply an exception to the lands to extend the period of time a secondary dwelling unit in a new duplex is permitted by the Zoning By-law; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council: 1. Amend Document 1 of the report by adding the MAP F, attached in this motion; and 2. Amend Document 4 of the report by adding the following item: I Item II Objective of amendment III Proposed amendment 4. 466 – 470 Guy Street (Ward 13) The City has reached agreement regarding resolution of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board regarding construction of a new duplex with a secondary dwelling unit. The appellant needs further time to obtain a building permit prior to the use being prohibited as a result of recommendations in this report concerning permissions for secondary dwelling units in new duplexes. Amend the Zone Map of By-law 2008-250 from R3A to R3A[X

WHEREAS the City will only acquire the property rights necessary for the construction and ongoing operation of the Confederation Line; and WHEREAS the City wants to clarify its intent to preserve vehicular access from Queen Street into the Sun Life Financial Centre and wording doing so was inadvertently omitted from Document 2 attached to this report; and WHEREAS a further correction is required to the motion made at Finance and Economic Development Committee such that the amending language applies to Items 6 and 7 (Sun Life Building) in Document 2 rather than Item 5 (World Exchange Plaza) THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Recommendation 4 be amended to read: 4. The application for approval to expropriate lands set out in the attached Document 2, as amended by recommendation (a) below, pursuant to Section 4 of the Expropriations Act , that are required to facilitate the construction of the Confederation Line System: a) that Document 2, Schedule A, Items 6 and 7 be amended to include the words: “An estate, right or interest, for a limited time in the nature of a temporary easement (which easement shall not be exercised so as to preclude vehicular access from Queen Street into the Sun Life Financial Centre) for a period of thirty-six (36) months, commencing June 1, 2014, in the following lands”.

It Resolved that the rezoning application for 5901 and 5911 Meadowglen be refused for the following reasons: 1. The proposed rezoning is not in character and does not fit well with the surrounding neighbourhood. 2. The density of the proposed development is not appropriate in light of the density of the existing development. Motion No. 58/5

WHEREAS Report ACS2013-PAI-PGM-0046 recommends approval of a zoning amendment on the property known municipally as 5901 and 5911 Meadowglen Drive; and WHEREAS it has been deemed advisable to amend the report to make certain changes to the recommended R4M[XXXX]-h zoning provisions to prohibit the use “apartment dwelling, low-rise”; and WHEREAS Planning Committee refused the recommendation of the report and

That Recommendation 2 be amended to include the property on La Chapelle Street. Motion No. 58/7 was

BE IT RESOLVED that the current recommendation 1a) be deleted and that Council approve the staff recommendation as amended by the following: a). That the following changes be made to the staff report: Document 6, Details of Recommended Zoning be amended by replacing the wording under the heading “ In column IV, prohibited uses, add:” with the following: - apartment dwelling, low-rise - all other uses until such time as the holding symbol is removed; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Rules of Procedure be waived to permit a by-law, implementing the above, to be listed on the Council Agenda. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the Planning Act , Subsection 34(17), no further notice be given. Motion No. 58/8

WHEREAS Report ACS2013-PAI-PGM-0142 recommends approval of a zoning amendment on the properties known municipally as 233 Armstrong Street and 3 Hamilton Avenue; and WHEREAS Planning Committee at its meeting of June 25, 2013 refused the recommendation of the Report; and, WHEREAS an existing use on the properties is seeking to expand within the existing building located on the subject property, and such expansion was to be permitted for zoning purposes through the Report; and, WHEREAS staff is in support of a rezoning to permit the existing use and not requiring parking for non-residential uses to facilitate the expansion of the existing use; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve: 1. That the Report be amended as follows: a) By replacing the existing recommendation with the following: “That Planning Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 to change the zoning of 233 Armstrong Street and 3 Hamilton Avenue from Light Industrial, Subzone 8, Exception 104 with a floor space index of 2.0 and a maximum height of 13.5 m (IL8[104] F(2.0) H(13.5)) to Mixed-Use Centre Subzone 16 with an exception (MC16[XXXX]), as shown in Document 1 and Detailed in Document 2” b) By replacing the text in Document 2 with the following: “1. Rezone the lands shown in Document 1 from IL8[104] F(2.0) H(13.5) to MC16[XXXX].” 2. Add a new exception, MC16[XXXX], to Section 239 – Urban Exceptions with provisions similar in effect to the following: i) In Column III the te

WHEREAS the Ontario Municipal Board issued a decision with respect to the Infill Zoning By-law, By-law 2012-147, on March 8 th , 2013; and WHEREAS this decision required the City to give further consideration to certain aspects of the Infill Zoning By-law and to provide a response to the Board by August 8 th , 2013; and WHEREAS in response to this direction, staff have proposed a zoning strategy that has been endorsed by Planning Committee and is before City Council for consideration on July 17 th , 2013; and WHEREAS this report provides for the development of zoning language to implement this strategy over a period that would extend beyond August 8 th , 2013; WHEREAS the City has received requests, including by one of the appellants, for the ability for consultation on the zoning strategy; and WHEREAS the City has requested additional time to submit the zoning language to the Board and the Board issued a letter on July 15 th , 2013 providing for discussions to occur between the parties with respect to a possible extension but also allows for the possibility that the August 8 th deadline for the Board receiving revised zoning language may continue to stand; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, in order that the zoning language can be endorsed prior to August 8 th , 2013, the zoning language to implement the strategy provided in Planning Committee Report 52A, Item 11, be submitted to the Ontario Municipal Board, upon having received the written concurrence of a majority of the Mayor

That recommendation 1 be amended to read: 1. The issuance of a letter to the National Capital Commission expressing Council’s concern for preserving heritage buildings and reminding the NCC, as owners of heritage properties in the City, that it has a responsibility to regularly maintain their vacant buildings and to not practice demolition by neglect;

That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 33; Finance and Economic Development Committee Reports 33A and 34; Planning Committee Reports 52A and 53; and Transportation Committee Reports 28 and 29 be received and adopted as amended.

That the rules of procedure be waived, due to timelines, as the next regular Council meeting is not scheduled until August 28 th , to consider the following: WHEREAS; the commercial property at 47 Young Street has informally been using part of the municipal right of ways for Young Street and Champagne Avenue for parking servicing their building for decades; and WHEREAS the property does not physically have room to provide surface parking on-site; and, WHEREAS recent nearby residential developments have increased pressure and demand for surface parking; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council provide a waiver to By-Law 2003-446 to enable staff to enter into a permanent encroachment agreement to provide parking for 47 Young Street that would require development of additional parking spaces within the Right of Way at the Owner’s expense, including standard fees for permanent encroachments and road cut permits; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this permanent encroachment agreement include a clause that would require the owner to release the right of way back to the City at no cost, should the property ever be re-developed or if the City ever requires this right of way for municipal purposes.

That the rules of procedure be waived, given the limited number of meetings of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and of Council in the months of July and August and in order to have this matter addressed as expeditiously as possible, to consider the following motion: WHEREAS the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law permits an illuminated ground sign in a District 5 area, but does not permit an illuminated message centre as part of a ground sign in this particular situation; and WHEREAS the owner of G and L Auto Repair and Recycling, located at 4537 Navan Road, located in a District 5, would like to install a new ground sign with a message centre that is illuminated; and WHEREAS the Planning and Growth Management Department is reviewing the regulatory provisions for message centres, including examining the regulation which does not permit illumination of message centres on illuminated ground signs, and will be bringing forward a report to Council in the fall but any resulting amendments are unlikely to come into effect before the Winter season; and WHEREAS it is appropriate to allow the illumination of the message centre in this instance, under specific conditions to ensure that the sign does not pose any traffic safety concerns, since the ground sign is already allowed to be illuminated; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve a waiver of Sections 96(2) and 108B(1) of the Permanent Signs on Private Property By-law (2005-439, as amended) to permit the ill

That the rules of procedure be waived to consider the following due to the immediacy of the need: WHEREAS it is important that the Mayor or Deputy Mayors be available at all times to sign legal documents and address other administrative matters in a timely fashion; and WHEREAS schedules are often difficult to coordinate over the summer months, and the City Clerk’s office is recommending the appointment of an Acting Deputy Mayor to ensure there is someone available should the Mayor and Deputy Mayors be absent at the same time; and WHEREAS Councillor Taylor has indicated he will be in Ottawa and available for most of the summer; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, for the period of July 20, 2013 to August 19, 2013, Councillor Taylor be delegated the authority of the Acting Deputy Mayor, pursuant to Section 242 of the Municipal Act, 2001, in the event that the Mayor and Deputy Mayors are absent.

That the rules of procedure be waived, due to timelines, as the next regular Council meeting is not scheduled until August 28 th , to consider the following: WHEREAS the recent train disaster at Lac-Megantic has resulted in the loss of many lives and the destruction of a large part of the core of the town; and WHEREAS support by members of the Ottawa Fire Department has been provided; and WHEREAS the cost of rebuilding town infrastructure including their local library requires assistance from many sources; and WHEREAS some Ottawa residents have made donations to this cause; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Ottawa encourage the residents of the City of Ottawa to provide support to the town of Lac-Megantic, and further encourage Members of Council do the same through the Red Cross.

THAT By-law 2013-249 to confirm the proceedings of Council be enacted and passed.